as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
Kenny eventually reeled the shark close enough to shore to unhook and release it.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Just have to remember to clear the lines and unhook the hose when temperatures threaten to drop below freezing.
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Josh Drinkard,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
The dognapper was able to unhook the poodle's leash and flee with it in a nearby vehicle, police said.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater sport fishes, popular with anglers for the leaping acrobatics the fish perform trying to unhook themselves.
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Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhook
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Just have to remember to clear the lines and unhook the hose when temperatures threaten to drop below freezing.
—
Josh Drinkard,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
The dognapper was able to unhook the poodle's leash and flee with it in a nearby vehicle, police said.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater sport fishes, popular with anglers for the leaping acrobatics the fish perform trying to unhook themselves.
—
Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
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Without considering objects, understanding history is incomplete, leaving people today disconnected from those who lived it.
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Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
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Disability organisations including The Arc and the Council for Exceptional Children have warned the change risks shifting special education from an education framework to a medical one, undoing decades of progress toward integration in schools.
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Before installation begins, contractors should evaluate the subfloor and, when necessary, install an uncoupling membrane to absorb movement and help prevent cracking.
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After the Space Shuttle Explorer is struck by debris, she's flung into space on the shuttle's arm, forced to uncouple herself or face being pulled even further into the void.
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The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.
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This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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